KJTV-CD

KJTV-CD is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Wolfforth, Texas, and serving viewers in the Lubbock area. The station operates as part of a cluster of Gray Media stations based in south Lubbock, alongside KCBD, KLCW-TV, KJTV-TV, and several other low-power outlets. Its programming identity is centered on local news and weather rather than on a broad national network affiliation. The station began operations in 2001 as an affiliate of the AccuWeather Channel. Over time, it developed into a local-news-oriented service and became notable for distributing its programming through two digital outlets in the market. Its primary high-definition service is carried as channel 32.1, while a standard-definition simulcast is available on channel 34.2 of KJTV-TV. This arrangement gives the station a close technical and programming relationship with KJTV-TV while preserving KJTV-CD as a separately identified broadcast facility. KJTV-CD's local output totals approximately 65 hours per week, according to the station's Wikipedia reference entry. The station's programming has included locally produced news and weather material. Its second digital subchannel was assigned to WeatherNation TV in December 2013 and has been promoted under the name "Fox 34 WeatherNation," linking the weather service with the branding of the associated KJTV-TV operation. The station's regulatory history reflects the transition from analog to digital broadcasting. Its digital facility received the KJTV-LD call sign on January 7, 2011. On October 21, 2011, the call sign changed to KJTV-CD after the facility received Class A status. The former analog license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on December 13, 2011, and the KJTV-CA call sign was deleted. KJTV-CD shares studios and transmitter facilities at the Gray Media broadcasting complex near 98th Street and University Avenue in south Lubbock. Its low-power Class A status, local-news format, digital simulcast arrangement, and weather subchannel make it a supporting station within Gray Media's Lubbock broadcast portfolio. No separate public financial, stock-market, or executive information is identified in the supplied reference material.

KJTV-CD was established in 2001 as an AccuWeather Channel affiliate. The station was created as a low-power television service for the Lubbock-area market and was licensed to Wolfforth, Texas. Its early identity was associated with weather information, but the operation subsequently became a local-news-formatted independent station. The station is unusual in the Lubbock market because its programming is distributed through two digital broadcast outlets. KJTV-CD's principal service is carried in high definition on channel 32.1. Its programming is also rebroadcast in standard definition through channel 34.2 of KJTV-TV, a related station in the same local broadcasting group. This arrangement connects KJTV-CD's local-news operation with the wider Fox 34 presence while retaining KJTV-CD's own call sign and transmission facility. The station's digital regulatory history began on January 7, 2011, when its digital channel was licensed under the call sign KJTV-LD. On October 21 of the same year, the call sign was changed to KJTV-CD to reflect the facility's Class A status. The station's analog license was later cancelled, and the KJTV-CA call sign was deleted by the Federal Communications Commission on December 13, 2011. These changes marked the completion of the station's transition away from its former analog operation. On December 31, 2013, KJTV-CD added WeatherNation TV to its second digital subchannel. The subchannel became known as Fox 34 WeatherNation, combining a national weather service with the branding associated with KJTV-TV. The addition expanded the station's weather-oriented offering while its main service continued to focus on local news and related programming. KJTV-CD is part of Gray Media's Lubbock station group. The group also includes NBC affiliate KCBD, CW+ affiliate KLCW-TV, Fox affiliate KJTV-TV, and four other low-power stations. The stations share studios at 98th Street and University Avenue in south Lubbock; the supplied reference also identifies the same general site as the location of KJTV-CD's transmitter. The station's local original programming totals approximately 65 hours per week. The available reference material does not identify a founder, station-specific chief executive, separate financial results, or a distinct corporate website maintained solely for KJTV-CD. Its current significance is primarily as a local news and weather outlet within Gray Media's Lubbock broadcast portfolio.

• 2013

  WeatherNation TV added to second digital subchannel

  [1]KJTV-CDen.wikipedia.org

  KJTV-CD began carrying WeatherNation TV on its second digital subchannel, promoted as Fox 34 WeatherNation.

• 2011

  Digital facility receives the KJTV-LD call sign

  [1]KJTV-CDen.wikipedia.org

  On January 7, 2011, the station's digital channel was licensed under the KJTV-LD call sign.

• 2011

  Call sign changes to KJTV-CD

  [1]KJTV-CDen.wikipedia.org

  On October 21, 2011, the digital station adopted the KJTV-CD call sign to reflect its Class A status.

• 2011

  Analog license cancelled

  [1]KJTV-CDen.wikipedia.org

  The former analog license was cancelled and the KJTV-CA call sign was deleted by the FCC on December 13, 2011.

• 2001

  Station founded as an AccuWeather Channel affiliate

  [1]KJTV-CDen.wikipedia.org

  KJTV-CD began operations as a low-power television station affiliated with the AccuWeather Channel.

A Lubbock-area low-power Class A independent station focused on locally produced news and weather programming, operating within Gray Media's regional station cluster.

• Local television broadcast service

  KJTV-CD channel 32.1

  The station's primary digital service is broadcast in high definition on channel 32.1 in the Lubbock area. It is an independent, local-news-formatted service and carries locally produced programming rather than operating as a conventional national network affiliate.

• Digital simulcast

  KJTV-TV channel 34.2 simulcast

  KJTV-CD programming is rebroadcast in standard definition on channel 34.2 of KJTV-TV. The arrangement extends the station's reach through a related Lubbock broadcast outlet and ties the service to the Fox 34 station group.

• Weather television subchannel · 2013

  Fox 34 WeatherNation

  Fox 34 WeatherNation is the branding used for WeatherNation TV on KJTV-CD's second digital subchannel. It provides a dedicated weather-oriented service associated with the station's broader local-news and weather positioning.

• 2013

  Add WeatherNation TV to the second digital subchannelProduct launch

  Background

  KJTV-CD operated as a local-news and weather-oriented low-power station with additional digital capacity.

  Action taken

  The station added WeatherNation TV to its second digital subchannel on December 31, 2013, using the Fox 34 WeatherNation branding.

  Aftermath

  The move expanded the station's dedicated weather programming and complemented its local broadcast output.

  Source

1. 1KJTV-CDen.wikipedia.org